A mischievous soccer fan in Argentina took aim at a drone flown by the soccer team Gimnasia de Mendoza during a match and successfully brought down the quadcopter with a roll of paper over the weekend.
Team press officer Yamila Correa tweeted Monday that the drone belonged to the team. According to Mendoza-based newspaper Diario Uno, the press department was using the drone to capture footage during the match before it fell from the sky toward fans sitting in the stands.
Qué puntería! Así bajaron un drone en la cancha de @GimnasiaMendoza pic.twitter.com/RF52Ni3hd7
— Canal Acequia (@AcequiaTV) July 17, 2017
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Correa responded on Twitter with crying emojis along with pictures of what was left of the drone missing propellers alongside what appeared to be cash register paper.
To make things worse for Gimnasia de Mendoza, it lost the match on penalty kicks to Club Atletico Mitre.
Así quedó nuestro dron en @GimnasiaMendoza, un rollo de papel lo interceptó cuándo sobre volaba la platea alta
pic.twitter.com/Scp6xM2uXg
— Yamila Correa (@YamiCorreaOK) July 17, 2017